Whitewash-brush



Y' drawings.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OEETOE.

DAVID iV. SHAV AND WVM. A. MEGRAW, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

WHITEWASH-BRUSH.

Specification Of Letters Patent No. 20,447, dated June 1, 1858.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Davis iV. SHAW and VILLIAM A. MEGRMV, of the city of Balt-imore and State Of Maryland, have invented a new and Improved Mode of Making hitewash-Brushes; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in a metallic box, with divisions, in which the bristles are placed, the first tier being firmly held by a wedge-shaped bar. and the second tier by a. movable plate, which is fastened by pins or screws, therebyv producing a complete dovetail at the end Of the bristle.` and forming a compact body of bristles.

TO enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention we will proceed to describe its construction.

Te construct Our brush in a metallic box, with two or more divisions, and slotted ends, as shown at Figure A in the accompanying Fig. B is a view of the same fastened by pins or screws. Fig. C is the center or wedge-shaped bar, with tenons On the ends, and mortises in center to fit the box, and by which the first tier of bristles are firmly held. Fig. D is a cross section of the same; Fig. E is a face view of the top or movable plate with lugs on the ends, and m ortises in the center to fit the slotted ends and center divisions of box, and by which the second tier of bristles is firmly secured on the wedge shaped bar by pins or screws; Fig. F shows a front view of the brush, with the movable plate fastened on the bristle, by pins; Fig. Gr isa section Or end view of the same, showing the position of the center, or wedge-shaped bar, and movable plate; Fig. H shows the back view of the brush; Fig. I is the socket for the handle.

That we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangement of the metallic box, with two Or more divisions, and slotted ends and the center Or wedge-shaped bar for dove tailing the end of the bristle, and ar movable or top plate. fastened by pins or screws for the purposes specified.

DAVID XV. SHAW. TILLIAM A. MEGRAWT. iititnesses SAMUEL H. POWELL7 GEORGE POPE. 

